Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Tylecodon tuberosus Toelken |
Bibliography | Bothalia 12: 381 (1978) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | leaves in basal rosette, flat, densely hirsute, 1-3cm, elliptic to obovate, cuneate, obtuse, inflorescence erect thyrsus, corolla tubular, 15-20mm |
Size | 4-35cm |
Color | pale green-brown |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings after flowering |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |